Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
Founder @Cron (YC W20 acq by @NotionHQ), Swiss Designer & MIT Engineer. I run through forests.
Founder Mode stress-testing our built-in Scheduling 🤯
I generally wouldn't post about stuff like this but YC reach is genuinely insane. we had to switch to our personal calendars because we hit calendar rate limits on our google business accounts
This is one sweet dial. The information density of a well-designed mechanical watch, or analog car dashboard, is much more akin the that of a good TUI (Text-based user interface) than modern day graphical UIs. The GUIs of Facebook & Co. with their gigantic buttons are garbage.
Interesting Turing Test for website builders — AI generated but not looking or feeling "AI generated":
Introducing Orchids - the world's first AI tool that lets you chat with AI to build apps and websites that don't look and feel "AI generated". On internal benchmarks, Orchids performs close to 3x better on general app and website creation tasks than any other tool on the market.…
RFS (Request for Startup): Shield me from spam & scams! Text, Call, X, Email, … this is such a hair on fire problem with no end in sight that I think there are huge opportunities for products that find the correct technical wedges to install effective shields.
Imagine you could travel back to 1997 and knew the Internet would take off the way it did. Well …
This is what happened when the Internet started unlocking value. Now look at AI. Same curve. Faster. Backed by real GDP data — and insights from YC AI Startup School (thanks to @sama, @karpathy, @AndrewYNg, @fchollet, @harjtaggar). If you missed the Internet, don’t miss AI. 👇
⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 50% 2025 Progress The bad news is: time flies. The good news is: you're the pilot.
And remember, bro was posting this in 2022.
Life is fucking electric bro. Don’t fall for the doomer shit. Thats for losers and normies scared of their own shadows. Walk around like God sent you and smile at everyone you see. Spread light and abundance. Build things and take chances. This is the best time in history!
In the abundant world, we have a greater capacity to complete and release our work. When there are so many ideas available and so much great art to make, we are compelled to engage, let go, and move forward.
Welcome to Founder Fridays — a new video series from Notion. We’re sitting down with builders to talk shop: product, design, and the lessons you only learn by doing. Ep 1 features @cron founder @raphaelschaad and Notion PMM @OwaisK16. From Chrome extension → beloved calendar…
Sat down with my MIT→YC→Notion twin Owais for Founder Fridays — three riffs you'll want to steal: * Build for yourself first * 1% wedge → 50% value * Focus on 1-2 channels and turn them up to 11/10
Watch the full episode ↓ youtu.be/nfqsZwyFBjo